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A young woman with a troubled past turns to religion as she seeks purpose in life — and a chance at finding true love.


The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a dialogue to camera by Nobuko Otowa, addressing the camera as if she is addressing Tonoyama himself, recollecting events in his life. The film focuses on Tonoyama's alcohol dependence and his various sexual relationships, as well as his film work with Shindo.

Naoto Takenaka
Taiji Tonoyama

Keiko Oginome
Kimie

Hideko Yoshida
Taiji's wife

Nobuko Otowa
Okaji

Yasuhito Hida
Kei Satō
Kagetora Miura
Kei Yamamoto

Yuriko Hirooka
Yoshiko
Yûki Suzuki
Young Yoshiko

Hideyuki Kasahara
Yasuo
Kuriko Namino
Liquor Store Housewife
By Player is a drama, romance film released in 2000 exploring themes of biography, based on true story, alcoholism, filmmaking, actor, 20th century. Directed by Kaneto Shindō, it stars Naoto Takenaka, Keiko Oginome, Hideko Yoshida. The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a dialogue to camera by Nobuko Otowa, addressing the camera as if she is addressing Tonoyama himself, recollecting events in his life. The film focuses on Tonoyama's alcohol dependence and his various sexual relationships, as well as his film work with Shindo.
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